[deployment-guide/comm-rel-16: 12/14] Updated the "Using the User Accounts Tool" section.
Jaromir Hradilek
jhradile at fedoraproject.org
Tue Oct 18 11:02:10 UTC 2011
commit db99f91af8a489fe62a8329e4143b8a05375763e
Author: Jaromir Hradilek <jhradile at redhat.com>
Date: Mon Oct 17 23:38:39 2011 +0200
Updated the "Using the User Accounts Tool" section.
en-US/Managing_Users_and_Groups.xml | 25 +++++++++++--------------
en-US/images/user-accounts-create.png | Bin 18774 -> 18575 bytes
en-US/images/user-accounts-remove.png | Bin 25349 -> 20769 bytes
en-US/images/user-accounts.png | Bin 94029 -> 27858 bytes
4 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/en-US/Managing_Users_and_Groups.xml b/en-US/Managing_Users_and_Groups.xml
index 2511f5d..5616538 100644
--- a/en-US/Managing_Users_and_Groups.xml
+++ b/en-US/Managing_Users_and_Groups.xml
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
<see>user configuration</see>
</indexterm>
<para>
- The <application>User Accounts</application> configuration tool allows you to view, modify, add, and delete local users. To run the utility, either select <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guisubmenu>System Tools</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>System Settings</guimenuitem></menuchoice> from the <guimenu>Activities</guimenu> menu and click the <guimenu>User Accounts</guimenu> icon, or click your name on the panel and choose <guimenuitem>My Account</guimenuitem> from the drop-down menu.
+ The <application>User Accounts</application> configuration tool allows you to view, modify, add, and delete local users. To run the tool, select <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guisubmenu>System Tools</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>System Settings</guimenuitem></menuchoice> from the <guimenu>Activities</guimenu> menu and click the <guimenu>User Accounts</guimenu> icon.
</para>
<figure id="fig-Managing_Users_and_Groups-User_Accounts">
<title>The User Accounts configuration tool</title>
@@ -154,27 +154,24 @@
</mediaobject>
</figure>
<para>
- The main window of the <application>User Accounts</application> configuration tool is divided into two parts: The left side of the window contains a list of available user accounts. The right side provides details on a particular account.
- </para>
- <para>
- By default, the tool only allows you to change certain settings regarding your account. This is because only <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> is allowed to configure users and groups. To unlock the configuration tool for all kinds of changes, click the <guibutton>Unlock</guibutton> button in the bottom-left corner of the window, and provide the root password when prompted.
+ By default, the tool only allows you to change certain settings regarding your account. This is because only the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user is allowed to configure users and groups. To unlock the configuration tool for all kinds of changes, click the <guibutton>Unlock</guibutton> button in the top-right corner of the window, and provide the correct password when prompted.
</para>
<section id="sect-Managing_Users_and_Groups-User_Accounts-Configuring_an_Account">
<title>Configuring an Account</title>
<para>
- To change the image associated with an account, click the icon next to the account name and either select a picture from the drop-down list, or click <guimenuitem>Browse for more pictures...</guimenuitem> to use an image from your local drive.
+ To change the image associated with an account, click the icon next to the account name and either select a picture from the pulldown list, or click <guimenuitem>Browse for more pictures...</guimenuitem> to use an image from your local drive.
</para>
<para>
To change the name associated with an account, click the name next to the icon to edit it.
</para>
<para>
- To change the account type, use the <guimenu>Account type</guimenu> drop-down list. However, this change requires the configuration tool to be unlocked even if it is your account.
+ To change the account type, click the text next to the <guimenu>Account type</guimenu> label. Note that this change requires the configuration tool to be unlocked even if you are changing your own account.
</para>
<para>
- To change the default language for an account, click the button next to the <guilabel>Language</guilabel> label, and select the desired language from the list.
+ To change the default language for an account, click the text next to the <guilabel>Language</guilabel> label and select a language from the list.
</para>
<para>
- To change the password, click the button next to the <guilabel>Password</guilabel> label. A dialog box will appear, allowing you to set the new password. Note that the current password must be provided in order to confirm the change. Once done, click the <guibutton>Change</guibutton> button to save the change.
+ To change the password, click the field next to the <guilabel>Password</guilabel> label. A dialog box appears, allowing you to set the new password. Note that the current password must be provided in order to confirm the change. Once done, click the <guibutton>Change</guibutton> button to save the change.
</para>
<figure id="fig-Managing_Users_and_Groups-User_Accounts-Changing_Password">
<title>Changing the password</title>
@@ -206,7 +203,7 @@
<secondary>adding users</secondary>
</indexterm>
<para>
- To add a new user, make sure the configuration tool is unlocked, and click the <guibutton>+</guibutton> button (that is, the plus sign) below the account list. A dialog box as shown in <xref linkend="fig-Managing_Users_and_Groups-User_Accounts-Adding_an_Account" /> will appear.
+ To add a new user, make sure the configuration tool is unlocked, and click the <guibutton>+</guibutton> button (that is, the plus sign) below the account list. A dialog window appears, allowing you to supply user details.
</para>
<figure id="fig-Managing_Users_and_Groups-User_Accounts-Adding_an_Account">
<title>Creating a new account</title>
@@ -222,12 +219,12 @@
</mediaobject>
</figure>
<para>
- Take the followign steps to create an account:
+ Take the following steps to create an account:
</para>
<procedure>
<step>
<para>
- Select an account type from the <guimenu>Account type</guimenu> drop-down list. Available account types are <option>Administrator</option> and <option>Standard</option> (the default option).
+ Select an account type from the <guimenu>Account type</guimenu> pulldown list. Available account types are <option>Administrator</option> and <option>Standard</option> (the default option).
</para>
</step>
<step>
@@ -237,7 +234,7 @@
</step>
<step>
<para>
- Either select a suggested username from the <guilabel>Username</guilabel> drop-down list, or fill in the corresponding input field.
+ Either select a suggested username from the <guilabel>Username</guilabel> pulldown list, or fill in the corresponding input field.
</para>
</step>
<step>
@@ -260,7 +257,7 @@
<secondary>removing users</secondary>
</indexterm>
<para>
- To remove a user, make sure the configuration tool is unlocked, select the desired account from the account list, and click the <guibutton>−</guibutton> button (that is, the minus sign) below the account list. A dialog box as shown in <xref linkend="fig-Managing_Users_and_Groups-User_Accounts-Removing_an_Account" /> will appear.
+ To remove a user, make sure the configuration tool is unlocked, select the desired account from the account list, and click the <guibutton>−</guibutton> button (that is, the minus sign) below the account list. A dialog window appears, allowing you to confirm or cancel the change.
</para>
<figure id="fig-Managing_Users_and_Groups-User_Accounts-Removing_an_Account">
<title>Removing an account</title>
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